This is the gravestone of Fred Hampton, riddled with bullet holes. The gunfire lasted seven minutes, and Hampton and Clark were shot dead while sleeping. Hampton was found dead with two bullet wounds to his head and one on his left shoulder. ( Log Out /  The gravestone of assassinated Black Panther leader Fred Hampton, riddled with bullet holes. Hunted by police in the deadly raid, Hampton remains a target for those opposed to his Black Panther advocacy. Months later, a federal investigation showed only one shot was fired by the Black Panther party while officers fired their weapons nearly 100 times. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Still though, all seven were indicted by a grand jury for attempted murder, armed violence and various other weapons charges. Baltimore residents rally at the corner of West North and Pennsylvania avenues. "I am a Revolutionary." n a FBI orchestrated raid by Hanrahan’s special squad, Hampton and Clark were shot to death. The conflicting reports, and evidence uncovered in later investigations, serve as the foundation for theories that the FBI, the State Attorney's Office and the Chicago Police Department conspired to kill the elite members. It was later revealed that Hampton had been drugged with enough barbiturates to sedate a horse by an FBI informant who had infiltrated the Panthers. 'It's no big deal.'". "Hampton was regarded as one of the most effective Panther leaders still in circulation," reporter John Kifner wrote for the New York Times the day following the raid.

Black people was dying "He did. "They don't even teach about Fred Hampton in Chicago Public Schools but students are receiving free breakfast," he wrote on Twitter. pic.twitter.com/Jw4KxrEvgJ. ( Log Out /  At around 5 a.m. on December 4, 1969, 14 police officers raided Hampton's apartment, which was a known Illinois Black Panther Party stronghold in Chicago's West Side, according to the Chicago Tribune.

in droves. “If you’ve ever been under gunfire, five minutes is five hours. According to Fred Hampton's son, the gravestone that commemorates the Black Panther member who was assassinated by the police in 1969 is to this day, regularly defaced and shot up, allegedly by law enforcement officers. The police fired a barrage into the quiet apartment killing the two Panther leaders and wounding all of the other occupants. Hampton’s tombstone is bullet riddled by unknown vandals. See our, Read a limited number of articles each month, You consent to the use of cookies and tracking by us and third parties to provide you with personalized ads, Unlimited access to washingtonpost.com on any device, Unlimited access to all Washington Post apps, No on-site advertising or third-party ad tracking. Their first conversation was about poetry, which she enjoyed writing at the time, though she recalled that Hampton was only interested in poetry about “the struggles of the people and the people fighting back… the conditions of the black community,” she said. first time any testing for sickle cell anemia was done. A police shotgun was fired but Pratt was not hit. You're going to have to say that I am a proletariat, I am the people. One alderman graded Commissioner Maurice Cox's department with a “resounding D or F.” Cox took over the role last year. Sadly, a walk in the cemetery where Hampton is buried reveals that the racism that he opposed is still alive and virulent. Indicates that a Newsmaker/Newsmakers was/were physically present to report the article from some/all of the location(s) it concerns. https://www.facebook.com/blackfreethinkers/, Looks like you're using new Reddit on an old browser. The findings starkly contrast Groff's statements to the press: "There must have been six or seven of them firing," he said. . After the 18-month trial concluded in 1977, a judge dismissed the suit against the 21 defendants before jury deliberation, something the Panthers went on to appeal. The arms raid was part of an illegal FBI COINTELPRO operation aimed at disrupting the growing political power of the Black Panther Party and other leftist political groups. In Chicago, FBI agent Roy Mitchell falsely informed State’s Attorney Edward Hanrahan’s special police unit that weapons had been moved into Hampton’s apartment. Subscribe to Block Club Chicago. Then the shooting began again.

The gravestone that commemorates the Black Panther member who was assassinated by the police in 1969 is to this day regularly defaced and shot up, allegedly by law enforcement officers according to Fred Hampton's son. You are correct that Pratt was not at central headquarters that morning. Thanks, Reblogged this on Gareth Bryant… and commented: Black Panther leader Fred Hampton’s grave defaced by gunfire shows some things have not changed Fred Hampton, head of the Chicago Black Panther Party, and Mark Clark, of the Peoria chapter, were shot to death in a December 1969 bloody, pre-dawn police raid on Hampton’s apartment. Black Panther leader Fred Hampton’s grave defaced by gunfire shows some... Fred Hampton, head of the Chicago Black Panther Party, and Mark Clark, of the Peoria chapter, were shot to death in a December 1969 bloody, pre-dawn police raid on Hampton’s apartment. This article contains new, firsthand information uncovered by its reporter(s).